Tooth Fairy Rates

How much does the tooth fairy leave your little ones? My poor 7 year old is trying so desperatly to save up for an American Girl doll. (they sent a magazine in the mail! I would have NEVER told her about them!) So, 2 months in she's only managed 10 bucks. I was thinking of slipping her a 5 to help, but my husband thinks I'm crazy. I usually give $2, and he doesn't want her to expect $5 to be the going rate now.

We did $5 for the first tooth. Even among my 7 year old's friends, there seems to be a big discrepancy...from $1 to $20!! The tooth fairy left a special note for the second tooth, which was swallowed (!) and he treasures that more than the money. Saved it in his special box.

Do you give your child an allowance? My boys (5 and 7) get a weekly allowance. It is their choice how they use it, and they usually save it for a larger toy. There were a few early lessons in dollar store junk (toy breaking almost right away, money gone!) and since then they tend to save it all. My 5 year old, impulsive as any 5 year old, has $45 saved at the moment.

For the first tooth they got a dollar. Every tooth after that is 25 cents. Except for teeth that get knocked out (2) or swallowed (1). Those are also worth a dollar. Oh and except when the tooth fairy "forgets". Then they get 50 cents.

We've been doing $1 for a tooth so far. It'll probably be bumped up to $5 for molars, but since my oldest is only 6, that won't be for a while, lol.

I like the idea of giving $20 for a "special" tooth. Maybe put a note from the tooth fairy explaining that there was something extra special about that tooth, so she just had to leave more....or something.

A Webkinz is a pet that you can also play with online...my daughter went through that stage awhile back, but now they're probably dying online (or whatever happens to them if you stop playing with them)...which I think I'll point out to her if she ever asks for a real pet.

We've always given $1 - I think we always will, even though it will be quite some time before our youngest (16 mo) will lose her last tooth!

I know you already dealt with it, but under the "special" circumstances, I love the idea of giving more $$ via the tooth fairy. There are those times when they are saving up that you want so desperately to help but don't want to just fork over the money and set a precedent - I love the tooth fairy idea.

We usually give a few dollars or maybe a dollar coin for the novelty of it. Our kids have had to have some baby teeth pulled though for overcrowding.. because of the trauma of pulling them the tooth fairy brings little dollar store toys or magic tricks instead of money.

I got a $20 for each of my 4 wisdom teeth when I was in college... I put them under the pillow as a joke, and well, let's just say I'm guessing the tooth fairy doesn't see a lot of wisdom teeth! It was a great lol.

We do $2 if the tooth fairy just happens to remember to show up the first night the tooth is put under the pillow. If she didn't make it because of circumstances out of her hands (oops!) she'll usually throw in an extra apologetic dollar. My brother gives $20 a tooth which blows my mind. I can't imagine giving a kid that much money for accomplishing ... well, really ... normal growth.

When my kids were little and they were saving for a larger toy, we would give them little "chores" to do around the house. We usually only gave a dollar. With 5 kids there is no way we could leave $20.00. That would break the bank. Love the underoos idea!